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VOLUME IX
LUHBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THUESD AY, JULY 29. 1920.
J
NUMBER 42
SHIS
BIG' BREAK - YESTERDAY."
Warehouses Filled With Tobacco
Good Tobacco Sold High M 50
Cent Good Sales Every Day This
- Week. "
The Lumberton tobacco market ex
perienced jthe biggest break of the
season yesterday, the warehouses be
iacTftned with : the ;' golden wised.
Prices ranged as high .aa 50 cent
the pound,- all good tobaccos seping
above 40 . cents,
Mr. C. M. Britt of R. 4, Lumber
ton, sold one barn more . than 1,000 !
pounds at , $50 ";' the
hundred, the!
barn totaling more than $500. ' i
Good sales have been conducted
every day thisweek Arid the better
grades, of tobacco are bringing very
satisfactory rj'rices. The tobacco sold
this week is grading better than last
week and by next week it is expect
ed that the grades will show great
improvement. Many of the primings
have already been sold.
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER
Committee Will Begin , Investigation
f Graham Affair Monday -Woman
Suffrage Clans Have Opened
Headquarters Parker Writes Leg
islators Raleigh, July 28. The special com
mittee appointed by the Governor for
the purpose of investigating the .af
fair at Graham when Durham ma
chine gunners are alleged to have
killed Jim Ray, wil hold its first meet
ing in Durham on Monday, August
2. The committee is composed of
General B. S. Royster, former adju
tant general, ex-Judge Harry W.
Whedbee and Col. A. H. Boydeji, .
The commitee was appointed and
the investigation is to be made be
cause the. people of Graham clann
there was no provocation for the Ma
chine gun company to fire. ?
The machine gunners, inlcuding
the captain and other officers guard
ing the three n.egroes in the Graham
jail, have made statements that the
anliiiera were first fired upon by a
masked mob .which approached the
... . Jf ' A iVVio 1
jau unaer covjsr vi ui ukm ?
night bt July 19. From Durham tHe
committee will ; go to Graham, where
witnesses there wil jbe given an op
portunity to tell their side of the
' SUFFS GETTING READY. t
The woman suffrage clans of the
State have opened headquarters in
Raleigh, which will look after the in
terest of the advocates of votes for
women, during the coming session of
the legislature. The women declare
that it is not true that they have $10,
000 as a-BlushJund Ja spend on this
campaign. They have only a small
amount of money, and wil have to
depend on friends to pay the expens
es of keeping the office open ' in Ra
leigh. ; ;
The object of the women in es
tablishing headquarters here is to
keep in constant touch with friends
of the measure in the legislature, and
to furnish such information as 'mem
bers of the legislature may desire.
They do not intend to lobby in the
jrnerally accepted meaning : of that
word, but do intend to keep posted
on the progress of the suffrage
amendment in North Carolina during
the special session. , . .
PARKER WRITES LETTER.
John J. Parker, candidate for Gov.
ernor on the Republican ticket, has
addressed a letter to every member
of the General Assembly, setting
forth his views of necessary legisla
tion. The Republican candidate says
that he may have to criticise the
islature for some of its work, and he
, wants to be entirely fair to the Dem-
. ocrats. Hence he giving members
of the General Assembly the benefit
of his ideas about taxation, woman
'suffrage and other matters. . If the
legislature follows his ideas there will
be no occassion for criticishm, accord
ing to the general tenor of the Park
er letter, which he sends to the mem
bers. '..V:.;""...'.. ' f;.
First and foremost the Republican
candidate is in favor of the repeal of
thP revaluation act. : lie would have
none1 of it. He suggests , its repeal
J?!Ln!I-
al session of 1921 the time and trou
ble it would take to repeal, it then.
Everett Frady was killed and
Lieut. Theodore Whitt had both legs';
. and one arm broken when the aero trc oitne front porch of his home.
- plane m which they were riding crash- Her mind has been effected by Hi
ed ' to earth near Asheville 1 Sunday'.' ness,. t " ,
Frady became frightened and seized -'v ' '' " '
the control and froze to it despite ' Council, July 28 Tom Porter a
efforts of the pilot to loosen his hold,, prominent fanner" living six miles
the machine plunged headlong to the from this place, shot and killed Rich-
ground.
Two bandits and 2 express company
wymasters were shot, one of the tot TS : e
Sobably fatllly, and $25. were Porter's Oife. Mr.
-aSlen in twro daring payroU robbe- frtwhf"' kl8.,w"f "ey
ries in , Chicago " Monday within 20 5ei8
SSutes of each other. AU the ban-iP"intf Progressive citizen.
. jit- rned. '
ALLEGED SLAYEK OFj DEPUTY
- . KITCHIN IN JAIL HERE
John Henry Bethea Surrendered . and
, Was Brought to Lumberten to Jail
-He Had Been Sleeping in the
Woods. ,
John Henry Bethea, colored; charg
ed ith' killing Depdty Sheriff J. A.
Kitchin. on th$. night, of July '2, last,
is in jail here, having given himself
np , last "Saturday night. Bethea sur
rendered himself to a Mr. Meadows,
a; bank cashier at Little Rock, 3. C
the home of Bethea. . V
i Bethea. was carried by Mr. Mea
dows to Columbia and placed in jafl
there Sheriff REV Lewis and Dep
uty Sheriff A. H. Prevatt went to Co
lumbia Monday and brought Bethea
here, Monday vnight, making the trip
vn an nuto. oeuiea in muus on 111c
subject, of killing. ; He says, however,
that he slept in the woodg every night
front the night 'Deputy; Kitchin was
killed until he surrendered . and was
tired of that sort of life. He told the
officers he had rather be dead than
to live the .life of a; fugitive.'' "The
next term, of Robeson criminal court
will -convene in November.
As has been stated in The Robe
sonian, Deputy Kitchin died as a re
sult of being shot when he stepped
out of His auto beside a car stand,
ing in the public road m Alfords-
ville township on the night of July 2.
Rural Policeman W; W. Smith was.nesday morning and placed in the
with Deputy Kitchin and Dave Be-: shed. He 8aid he did not know who Torreon the men are to be '"muster
thea, brtoher of John Henry, was kill-j carried the cars there. Mrs. 'Throw! ed out" of Villa's service and each
ed in the exchange of shots between t.er corroborated thA testimony of her) allotted a tract of land on which to
the officers andvthe negroes. John '
xienry escaped mio me woous. a
bullet struck the middle finger on
John Henry's right hand, The auto
mobile driven by the negroes was ,load
ed with whiskey -and sugar and had
been stopped on account of a punc
ture."" J - :' ;V
Robeson , Folk in the Mountains A
Drive With Dr. . Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharpe and
children, Anna Courtney and J. A.
2nd, ,and " Miss Josephine Breece re
turned Tuesday "from WaynssvSEe,:
where they attended the annual con
vention last week of the North. Car
olina Press association, over which
Mr. . Sharpe presided as president
Dr. J. P. Brown of Fairmont and
Mr. W. I. Linkhaw of Lumberton
were sojourning in the mountains at
th$ ' 8ame time and
Friday afternoon, after the press
convention adjourned, Dr. Brown gave
Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe the pleasure of
a drive through Pigeon gap and over
some ox the other toterestuig roads
about Waynesville, not forgetting to
stop at a delightful spring - where
some delicious cider "cider" is right
was to be nad. Ur, Brown has been
going to WaynesviUe every summer!
for 15 year- or more, durin the wn
for 15 years or more, durinsr the war
he practiced medicine there for many
months, and he knows the people
and the country about as well as fie
knows his Fairmont section of Robe
son; so no more competent and inter
esting guide over that section of the
mountains c could be found. 4 ft;
- Dr. Brown- andMr. 'IJukhatr went
by rail to .Charlotte a few weeks ago,
purchased a Ford Sedan jn Charlotte,
drove to Asheville and Waynesville
via Chimney Rock, and returning they
drive .via Black - Mountain, Lincoln
tonand Hickory, arriving at Lumber
ton Monday night., V.' : . 5
Extra Fine Melons:
Mr. J W. Thoraasson, who lives
4 miles from Lumberton on the Red
Springs road, has had' some ex
tra fine melpns on the market this
week. The melons range in weight
from 50 to 90 pounds and are known
as the Bradford melon. Mr. Thom
asson moved to Robeson from Meck
lenburg county last winter and says
he has been growing the same kind
of melons for 20 years. He saves his
own seed and improves his croo every
year. He does this, he says, by sav-l
ing omy tne seed rrom the middle of
the melpn, discarding all the small
undeveloped -seed about the end of
the melon. Mr. Thomasson might be
termed the .melon king.
Box of Rattlesnakes Passes Through.
, A :, box of rattlesnakes passed
through Lumberton yesterday.., The
snakes were shipped by express from
the tSate of New York to Lakeview,
S. C. One of the' snakes had 14 rat
tes and he was- using them freely.
The other snakes were small ones. -
Mr. John Austin , left h's home in
Albermarle ' about ' midnight Sunday
ofherand "when h7 returned hom
about 6:J0 morning his wife was miss--ing.
" A search for her proved fruit
less ; and officers' were notified."3 AfL;
ter a search lasting all day and nurht
, Mrs. Austin - was found - Tnendnv
morning, by her husband in the at-
mond Rhodes, negro, who was farm
ing on Porter's place this morning.
There has been some ill-feeling beV
tween the men for some time and it
was reported that Rhodes made
"""r ruuoe is expeciea.
C. WEBB GIVES BOND; CHARG
ED WITH THEFT OF AUTOS
Charged With Taking 2 Ford Cars
From T. C Lewis' Garage at Bex
Cars Trailed to Lumber ton R. C
' Thrower Knew Nothing of Cars
Being Stolen Other Cases Before
Recorder.- ? 3 '; ': .-xvv i5f!.
C, C. Webb was bound over to the
Superior - court by Recorder E," M.
Britt Monday afternoon on the charge
of the larceny, of two new. Ford au
tomobiles from the T. C. Lewis ga
rage at Rex. He was placed under a
$1,000 justified bond, which he made.
R. . C. Thrower was found not guilty
of receiving the stolen cars knowing
that they were stolen goods..
The two automobiles " were taken
from the garage .at Rex, Tuesday
night, July 20, the 'lock having -been
cut off the garage door. .Mr. Lewis
trailed the automobiles to Lumberton
and they were located in a, shed at the
home of Mr. Thrower, near the Na
t?onal cotton mSIL ;. Thrower "testi
fied that Webb, who is his 'brother-in-law,
had asked him a short time
before the cars were placed there
about storing some automobiles, stat
ing at the time that he was expecting
some in a few days and that he might
take the cars there at night, as ha
was a very busy man. Thrower also
testified that the two cars' we're car-
ried to his olace about A o'clock Wed-
husband. Webb did not go upon the,
luna.
Messrs. E. M. Johnson and L. J.
Britt assisted Mr. W. Lennon, solici
tor of ., the recorder's court, jn the
prosecution. Messrs. Mclntyre, Law
rence & roctor represented Thrower.
and Messrs. McLean, Varser, McLean,'
& btacy represented Webb. .
Geo. Calhoun plead guilty of be
ing drunk and carrying concealed
weapons. Prayer for judgment-was1
continued upon payment of cost in
the concealed weapons case, whin
judgment was suspended upon pay
ment of cost in the other.
ill i i -
ANTIS WANT A"hEARING., A
Governor Cox Asked to Grant Women
f .-State Right, and Party HonorT
Protest Against Conscription of
Wiomanhood. '
Governor Cox was requested year
terday, states a Nashville. Tenn., diaV
i u x x i . !. i '
en of the South on the qoestftn of
paiAui, ui yxuu .m neirmc to ue worn-'
"State rights and party .honor in a
telegram Bent to the Democratic
presidential nominee bv th. Southern
,oman" jeaPu S0T rejection of tne
Susan. B- Anthony amendment. It
was Bigned by Mrs. James S. Pinckard
of Montgomery, Alav president gen.
eral of the league. . z ,
The message" declared that the
"home-lhvW vninoni nf
whn' Hn tint .nfeir arA.?A
blackmail candidates, appeal to' you
iglthe leader of the Democratiearty
tp grant us a hearing.
V The' appeal was made, the message I
continued, because it was proposed!
to "bring about, the Dolitical eonscrio-!
tion of. our womanhood and' the de'
struction of Southern civihzatiort; by
using Federal . patronage and party
pressvrre to coerce the legislators of
Tehnefisee into" violating their aol
emn, oaths of office and their State
constitution" i ? i .
. --
Suffragists were boasting, the ap
peal
said, that Governor Cox had
sent secret -agents into Tennessee, not
only to discuss State relations, but to
uree legisfotors to : dishonor their
oaths of office. '
The suffrage plank "hi the Demo
cratic nlatform was declamd tit inn.
fiTJT-A:
country without
m taiiw8
a studied insult to
characterized as
ithe, w.omen of the South," implying
a ucouc vu reaa out ' 01 me demo
cratic party the South if it opposed
ratification of the suffrage amend- .we"e ?T ome 'a
mnt ; j boy8 from Tabernacle were disap-
"Is the South to understand that' S?intfd. SundaL nifhttw,hen ftejr took
the Democratic party, whose ve:ifnJpn?,,1, prayef
istence is due to the loyalty f the S"' theJgU W& rUgb'
South, now intends to treat Vrth ut- W.e hoPthey win come agam some
ter COntemnt those xrhn hav. Kf toA
to power?
The message said that the Republi
cans would pass a force bill, but con
tinued tnat the Democratic
"judging from - Ha ruthless .verdict at tne ftome Mr J Aen Bun
against the South at San Francisco.i d&I. p J- . . L.
equally indorses complete - Federal 1 W "f
control of every Southern? voting athe home of Mr, John Barnes Sat
booth." 1 v ' ' i- orday and Sunday p. m. .
Declaring that the league was'
pledged to perpetuate the memory of
the "men who -died for State iriirhts ",
and to fight for local self government,! "ses -Lacie and Bessie minmono
the apoeal to Governor Cox declared were visitors at the home of Misses
that, "if, against the solemn . pro-i Sxfy Po
test and earnest, petitions, we are ; Mu:lta Nettie Prid
forced to become, the political con- Pearl Wilson werp nsrtors
scripts of a Federalist empire, we are at the home of Misses Lola and Ja
fully determined to use the ' very . Sessoms Sunday
weapon of. the ballot that is thrust
into our hands to driye from public
office an. those- who are euiltv of
the destruction of- Southern States ". 5essos were callers at the nome oi
' Governor Cox was entreated to ex- Mr. W. J . Mercer Sunday p. m.
tend to Southern women "seeking Sorry .to report Mr. Jessie Ham
neither vote nor office fair consider- monds baby on sick list.
ation, before casting bis lot with a
small trrnm, t ninV. n.
en symbol is a badge rtnresentine;
their jail terms for persecotfag' I
Democratic ' president,'
VILLA WILL RETIRE
TO PRIVATE CITIZENSHIP
Surrenders Under His Own Terms
His Army Will Be. Paid, : ;
An Eagle Pass, Texas, dispatch of
July .28 gives the following; J
Francisco Villa, bandit' idol of the
Mexican peon and for years a men
ace to governments of his country
throuirout northern ; , Mexico, la en
trained tonight with bis men f or Tor-4
reon, there to. take the first actual
steps looking to bis entrance' once
mor to private Mexican citizenship,
: consequence of his negotiations
with the De La Huerta government
concluded at Sabinas early today. ;
1 Adviceg reaching here from Sabi
nas which contain the information,
told also the terms under which the
bandit chieftain agreed, in the words
of General Eugjnio Martinez, com
mander of the Torreon military zone
and personal representative of the del
ia uuena regime, xo -suomission vu
the de la Huerta government in rec
ognition of its stability and' his desire
to. retire to private life, and abide by
the laws of the government.'
Under these terms, advices state,
Villa is to be allowed a vear'g' army
pay for his soldiers, and permitted
to go with them to Torreon under
personal escort, where this condition
of the terms will be effected. The band
will number about 1,800, it is said. At
engage in farming. Villa, too, it is
said, has been given very pleasing
financial guarantees.
General Martinez, communicating
to Emiliano Tamez, Mexican . coasul
at Eagle Pass, termed Villa's accept-!
ance of the terms as an act of pa
triotism." s A
AJ1 rumors of slaughter of Sabinas
policemen and mutilation of bodies of
many .women there, lack confiramtion.
. Washington, July 28 Recognition
of the new Mexican government by
the United States in the opinion, of;
Mexican observers here, has been
brought measureably nearer, by the
surrender of Francisco Villa. . .
The status of Villa so far as the
United States is concerned, however,
is not greatly changed, the bandit
S'T
with the killing of soldiers and civi
lians at Columbus, New Mexico, in
1916 and the placing of himself un.
der the laws of his own country, may
mean that his extradition will be
BOOht- In uch contrngemy the Mex-
4vau VTyiuicub lingua aj.iviu.vu
fresh embarrassment.
Lyon Will Not Resign Until Nearer
Election. ,
Homer Lyon, nominated by the
Democrats of " the . Sixth district to
succeed Congressman H. L. Godwin,
spent yesterday in the city. Asked
if he expected to resign as solicitor
' of the Superior court of this district;
he stated that he did not think that i
would- until a short time before-
"U"1UCI ,
ivMr' yn tha l"8.on for
tnis was tnat " h.e did resign now his
successor would only serye until No-
. I J i. I . J 1 A. W
Vcuucr :Bim niere wuuiu iuve w ug m
primary to name the candidates for
election to his office.
Mr. Lyon says; that h.e intends to
make a thorough canvass of the Sixth
district "before November." He de
clares that when elected to Congress
he will represent the district or get
l and allow other person to
Wilmington is the keystone of the
Sixth district, said Mr. Lyon, and
what ; effects this city likewise ef
fects all of the counties in the dis
tinct Wilmington Star, July 28.
Pernal and Other Items From Lum
l . n r
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
T -,C- k ti- 7m.
Lumberton, R. 5, Jul 27 Most
all farmers in this section are busy
cropping, the weed. . . ..
We are sorry that some girls and
,vuraixut.
There will be prayermeeting lat
Singletary's Cross Roads v every
Thursday morning at 10 sharp.
Mr. Harvie Baxley was a cauer
v A. Alien and Kowiana
ml7 rtwereDfale" fc home of(
KXoI Sunday p. m. j
T f? w",
LumbertonvisitOTS Saturday.
Messrs. Thomas Allen and George
v na -nCu?v ' u
Saturday p. m. for Chadbourn, where
7. J?? Mrs. Spivey'a parents.;
- "Allt Sophia .write often, your let-
ters are read -With' pleasure.
THE RESOLUTE WLNS.
Defender CIve British Challenger
Shamrock Drubbing and. Yachting
. Cup Remains American Property,
Defender Resolute gave the British
challenger Shamrock IV, the worst
drubbing of the 1920 reeatta in the
final race of the series today, states
a sandy nook, N. x., dispatch of
July 27, winning boat for boat by 13
minutes - and 45 seconds and the
America's famous yachting cup' re-1
mains American property.
Overcoming a 30 second lead and
the advantage Of the windward berth,
which Shamrock IV had taken at the
start, the fleet defender held a lead
of 4 minutes and 8 , seconds at the
half-way stake ' th 30-mile course
and crossed the finish line 13 minutes
and 5 seconds ahead. Irltidding ber
handicap of 6 minutes and 41 seconds,
which she did not need, Resolute won
by 19 minutes and 45 seconds.
In capturing the series and re
taining possession of the America's
trophy, Resolute ,. came from behind
after Shamrock had taken two races
and won out by registering three
straight and impressive victories.
Shamrock IV won the initial race
when the defender was forced out by
an accident to her rigging and com.
pleted the s.econd in a fickle wind
that left Resolute becalmed most of
the way. Resolute won the third by
her time allowance of 7 minutes and
1 second, running a dead heat with
the challenger. Her other two vic
tories were Won boat for boat.
... Sir Thomas Liptonowner of the
green challenger," voiced what ap
peared to be the unanimous verdict
of yaehtmen who had seen the five
races when he declared tonight that
"the best boat won."
Sir Thomas Lipton, who built the
challenger, in his fourth effort to
lift the bottomless old pewter mug
that is the Amenta s cup and take it
back to its original home in England,
turned away from his humble sailing
beauty and sent his steam yacht Vic
toria full epeed ahead to overtake
and congratulate Resolute's crew.
He returned just in time to see Sham
rock come home.
The aged sportsman's gameness as
he drew away from his own sloop to
congratulate the winner brought a
salvo of cheers from those on board
the "spectator craft and, Sir Thomas
responded as jauntily as if he had not
seen his own fondest hope once more
baffled.
. R. D. CALDWELL, ' '
Offices of
The Lumberton Cotton Mills,
The Dresden Cotton Mills, Inc.
The Jennings Cotton Mills, Inc.
Lumberton, N. C. July 27, 1920.
Whereas, on the 16th day
of July, God, in His never err
ing wisdom, removed from our
midst our honored President,
beloved friend and associate,
Robert D. Caldwell,, we, the
Committer appointed by the
Board of Directors of the Lum
berton Cotton Mills, the Dres
den Cotton Mills and the Jen
nings Cotton Mills, of Lumber
ton, North Carolina, as a mark
of our appreciation and high
regard of his exemplary life
and character, do resolve:
? First, That while we bow in
humble submission to the Di
vine will (for He makes no
mistakes) we sincerely deplore
his passing . ;
Second, That in his death
institutions ,of which he has
been an honored officer from
their infancy, have sustained
an irreparable loss, as he was
always - prompt, willing and
faithful in attendance at all of
the councils, fair, courteous and
untiring in , the discharge of
every duty; a friend whose
memory we will cherish, and
whose example and character
we most heartily commend.
- Third, That his high ideals
in social and business life, and
his Christian character are
worthy and deserving of our
most serious thoughts, and
are a real benediction to the
community jn which he
wrought so long, so faithfully
and so successfully and well..
Fourth, That to the bereaved
loved ones we offer our heart-
felt and sincere sympathies,
and commend them to the One
alone who can sustain and com
fort in this their hour of sor
row and loss...
Fifth, That copy of .these
resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of these organiza
tions, and copies be furnished'
the Robesonian for publication.
(Signed) - - ;
FRANK COUGH, .. .
C. B. TOWNSEND,
H. B. JENNINGS,
Committee.
Correst Attest: .
F. P. GRAY, Secretary.
Mr. F. C. Nye of Memphis, Term.
passed through town today en route
to tne nome of his father, Mr. J. E.
Nye, near Proctorville, where he will
spend a few days. He was met here
by his father and brother, Mr. J. A.
Nye.
BBH7 ITEMS LOCAL
License has been issued for the
marriage of Ear le McDonald and
Clara Watson. '
Miss Margie Russell went yes
terday to Laarinburg, where she . will
attend the marriage of one of her girl
friends, . , . '
Dr. J. D. Began suffered ft iHgM
stroke of apoplexy yesterday after
noon. His condition, is reported as
favorable today,: . .'! h :,
Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Caldwell left
last night for a business trip to Bal
timore, Md and New York Oty. They
will be away about a week. -
There will be a special com
munication of St Alban's Lodge No.
114, A. F. A A.M. this evening at 8
o'clock for work m first degree.
The condition of Mrs,- Rdbert
Chaff in, who has been seriously ID
at her home, Fourteenth
street, for some , time is - in
some respects, improved today.
Joseph B. Little left Taeeday
evening for the navy yards at Phila
delphia, after spending two weeks)
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. Little, in East Lumberton.
Mr. F. G. Odom and son, Mr.
Harvey Odom, of the Buie section,
were Lumberton visitors Monday, Mr.
F. G. Odom had been sick for a long"
time but his condition fa improved
now. ' . ,
Dr, J, P. Brown of Fairmont aad
Mr. W. L Linkhaw of Lumberton
r turned o.).e Monday riiphf fro.n
nv mountains, arcand Asheville ind
WtynwH!'!, where they spent ton
days. Hhey report a great time.
The fair weather of the last few
days was welcomed bv the farmers,
after a week of rain. The fair weath
er will make it possible for them to
"lay. by" he cotton crop and handle
the tobacco crop more successfully. --
Mr. Stephen Mclntyre was elect
ed - vice-president of the National
Bank of Lumberton to. fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the
Iat R. D. Caldwell at a meeting of
the directors of the bank yesterday.
Chief of Police D. M. Barker say.
h hears much complaint recently
about children riding bicycles on the
sidewalks. Thi is a violation of the
law and somebody is likelT to get
"pulled," according to Chief Barker.
Mr. F. F. Townsend of R. , Lum
berton, whq is a Lumberton -visitor
today, .brought the editor a much ap
preciated gift of tomatoes hnd .
grapes from Mrs. Townsend, affee
tjonAtely known "to Robesonian read
ers as Aunt Sophia.
Judging from - the , amount of
garden produce and friutg being of
fered for sale, this, must have been a
good year both for garifsnfcn?
and fruit. Many nice melons and
canteloupes are also being offered by
the farmers. Prices remain high,
regardless .of the bumper crop
Mr. Frank F. Townsend, who' is
a marine engineer, is visiting his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Townsend,
R. 6 from : Lumberton. He arrived
home:;Tuesday from Norfolk, at
which port his ship arrived Monday
from England. He will leave San
day or Monday to return to hi ship.
Lumberton gasoline dealers are
protesting against the ordinance re
cently passed oy tne town fathers re
quiring tnat au gasoline filling sta
tions be moved off the streets and
sidewalks. The gas dealers met Toes
day evening and discussed the matter.
Nothing has been given out as to
what action the dealers will take.
Mr. W. K. Bethune . returned
Monday night from a cross-country ,
trip to Ashevillg and HendersonvflJe,
His aunts Mrs. Mollie R. Norment of
Lumberton and Misses Dora, Minnie
and Fannie Rosier of FayetteviHe,
and uncle, Dr., R. G. Rozier, of Ro
zier, who accompanied him. Miss Fan
nie Rozier driving her own ear, wjH
spend several weeks in the mountains.
At a meeting Tuesday of the di-
rectors of the Lumberton and Dresden
cotton mills, Mr. H, B. Jennings waa
appointed president of both mills to
succeed the late R. D. Caldwell. Mr.
Jennings has been secretary and treas
urer of . these millg and president of
the Jennings mills since they were
established. At the same meeting
Mr. K. M. Barnes was appointed r
director of the Dresden and Jennings
mills and Messrs. F. P, Gray and S.
F. Caldwell were appointed directors
of the Lumberton mills.
Mr. Terrel Poole of Rockingham
arrived yesterday and will spend some
time here visitmg at the home of his
son and daughter-in-law, Prof, and
Mrs. J. R. Poole, Elm street. ;
1 Miss Marjorie Steele arrived home
yesterday from Raleigh, where she '
attended a summer school. '";
Mr. H. C McQueen of Wilmington
spent a few hours here yesterday with ;
hr sister Mrs. Robert Chaffin.
Miss Dorothy Finlayson of David
son spent the week-end here with - .
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Chaffm.-'- . ; : . .'r -
Mr. W. J. Johnson of St Pauls, R.
4, was a Lumberton visitor yester- -day.
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. Miss , Jennie Thomas of Baltimore .
is a guest of Miss Julia Wessel at ;
her home m the northern part of
town. - -'"'.'T-
DE. WILLIAM W. PARKT.R
EYE SPECIALIST
OSeat National Bank of LuherMT 1
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